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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-04-07
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Jim Harris of the Admire City Free
Press is in town Tuesday on business.
Hon. W. NJ. Anderson of Americas
passed through the city for the
east.
J. H. Mckee and wife of Moon creek
visited relatives in our city Mon
day.
Miss Pearl Miller has returned from
an extended visit to his sister in Amer.
icUs.
Mrs. Chas. Douglass of Reading,
Kansas, visited over Sabbath with
Mrs. II. J. Bird.
County Clerk Lakin. Commissioner
Mcmillan and County Attorney Feigh.
an went to Topeka on the midnight
train to appear before the Supreme
Court in the Waterloo Township bond
Injunction suit
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HOARD OF EDUCATION.
EMPoRIA, April 4, ISs'

EMPORIA, April 4, 1887.
Tie Board of Education met in reg
ular session at Office of Superintend
ent. Members present, D. w. Morris,
w. w. Scott, j. G. Traylor. G. w.
Frost, c. w. Paxton, w. S. Jay, w.
F. Ewing, d. Kynaston and j. C.
Burnett.
Minutes of last regular meeting were
read and approved. Communications
from several applicants for positions in
the City Schools were received and
filed.
Complaint from one of the teachers
of the Central Avenue School in refer
ence to the bad conduct of some boys
in the Third Ward who persistently
annoyed both teachers and scholars.
On motion that the Superintendent
be instructed to bring the matter be-
fore the City Attorney and if necessary
have the offenders arrested and fined.
On motion that Mr.. Paxton be in
structed to have curtains furnished for
the Central Avenue School building.
On motion that $25 be appropriated
towards the High School Library
fund.
On motion that the following persons
be appointed as judges and clerks for
| outlying district, at the ensuing cleo
ton. Polls to be held at the Court
House
Judges-W. III. Irwin, VIM. RawSon,
Clinton Keller.
Clerks-Geo. Hibben. W. r. Smell
| ger.
On motion that the salaries of the
janitors be fixed at $500 per month.
The special committee to whom was
referred the petition of parties residing
i'll. school district No. ID, reported
against granting the petition. On mo-
ton that the report of special commit
tee be received and adopted. Treasurer 8
report was received and examined and
found correct.
Balance OH hand April Ist, 1887. So
$4,000.
On motion that the President and
Mr.. Kynaston be instructed to take
such steps as may seem necessary to
prevent the water damaging the
Kansas Avenue building.
On motion that the President of the
Board be instructed to call on j. w.
Upton and demand. of him he COM
plete and repair the cistern at Kansas
Avenue school house according to con-
tract.
On motion that an order, be drawn
for coal bill of i. H. Heagler, left with
Mr.. Paxton and when bill is corrected,
order to be delivered.
The following bills and accounts
were read and approved. and on motion
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HRRaPAPRRe

The Junction City Union thus re-
lieves ITSELF ON the question: of -ex-
changes, and the multitudinosity of
newspapers: ~
I'VE have an average Of eight or ten
applications each week for an ex-
change. There are over seven hum
bred papers IN Kansas, and yet there
are only three-the Baker patents, and
the Kellogg and American press plates.
We are not a millionaire, and ought
not to carry as many exchanges as We
do. And then IL wearies us to open
the same paper fifty or sixty times, es-
specially when the Bakers run one side
and Kellogg or the American fellows
run the other side of so many of them.
How many of the seven hundred pa
pers have any individuality. Our
esteemed friend ID. A. MillingtOn. OF
the Winfield Courier, has lately been
| discussing this question, his conclu-
| sion being that the newspaper bqsi-
ness is the dumping ground for cranks.
The false idea prevails to q
large extent that the news.
paper is the leader of public
| opinion, and its editor must be cOnsid-
cred great man. Every crank who
wants to be a leader, every ambitious
politician, every political or economic
II CNCly DRCO0loIAOi- h0NO q
newspaper organ, and inveigle some
crank into furnishing the money and
brains to establish it and run it for a
time. Mr.. Millington gives the follow
ing cheerful statement nf the newspa-
per business in Kansas:
1T is only a matter of time when the
great majority of the papers of this
state must succumb. Every week
some one of them dies; others are sold
out to other greenies; others are ny
pothecated and absorbed. More than
one hundred and fifty newspapers In
this state have 'petered out in one or
the other of the above ways within a
year, and that number will doubtless
peter out this year some way; and
yet more new men will 60 into the
newspaper business with a capital OF
from one hundred to ten thousand dol
lars each, and each will sink his money,
and in one to five years will come. out
at the little end of the horn At best
about One-half of the newspapers of
the state could not exist at all but for
public charity.
I'm old established eastern states
towns Of less than 500 have no news
papers; town of 5000 to 10000 has
one paper, and it is only the large cities
that have more than two. In Kansas
every town must have a newspaper be-
fore II has hundred Inhabitants, and
there are towns of less than Thousand
that have two or three newspapers. A
city the size of Winfield has five week
lies and three dailies, as many as you
viii find in an eastern city, OF SO, O00-
About half a million of the money in
vested in the newspaper business in
Kansas is not worth One-fifth of the
investment, and much of it Is not
worth one-tenth.
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a Successful school Entertainments
Last Friday evening the Butcher
school district. No. rs, closed with an
interesting entertainment, after being
in session seven months. The pro-
gramme consisted of Rotations, read
ings, dialogues and songs. The pupils,
who were most all little folks, fulfilled
their parts in a manner which did cred
it to themselves and their teacher, Miss
Emma Hummer.
The interest in the school was man
ifested by the large attendance of the
patrons. The following are the names
of those pupils who ranked highest in
attendance; scholarship and deport-
ment:
Attendance; Omer Wilson, not hav-
ing been tardy during the entire term,
and absent only when sick. Lucy VIII
son, Allie Wilson, not tardy.
Scholarship: Those standing 80 and
above: Nettie Ely, Hulda Nelson,
Lncy Wilson, Vesta Vansickle, Flor
ence Shaw, Alice Roberts, Ollie Van
sickle. Observation-Disclosures cred
it, Nettie Ely, Lulu wager, Emily
Vansickle, Birdie Vansickle, Hulda
Nelsn, Lucy Wilson, Omer Wilson,
Ollie Vansickle, George Handy, Alice
Roberts, Florence Shaw, Docia Van
sickle, Vesta Vansickle, Eva Shaw,
Jesse Shaw, Lizzie Hughes, Mary
Hughes,
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y PARSONS paper says: We under
stand that the Parsons real estate ex-
change contemplate advertising in the
Kansas City journal ut 800 column.
This is all wrong. Ii they want to
spend some money in advertising.
which they should do. they ought To
give it to home papers To send an edi-
ton east. The Kansas City Journal
does not circulate among people who
are likely To invest in Parsons, and
then there ar6N so many fraudulent
boom advertisements published that
investors have no faith in them. The
truth. the simple truth, but in way
that takes and holds, is what counts
and the local, the home paper. is the
only and sole vehicle, outside of indi
vidual representations through per
sonal letters or bona fide communica
tions to foreign papers, can commanC
the attention and respect of such a
possess the wherewith to build up
city or sustain community,
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READING NEWS.

APRIL 5.-Cold weather prevents
planting corn to any. great extent, still
some are steadily at it.
Oats are looking fine and our farmers
are toiling early and late, hoping to
reap an abundant harvest, as it now
looks stock water will not be very
plenty in the summer pastures.
The foundations for several new
houses are being put in and there are
more to follow.
Business is beginning to look up and
we look for a good deal of property to
change hands, as there are some cheap
lands on the market.
Our roadmaster has put the bridge
on Chestnut street in good condition
for the safety of public travel.
DR.. Edison has gone west for the
summer and Captain Stratton will 90
to Syracuse in a few days to look after
his lands.
W. H. Seyery is gathering in quite a
herd of steers.
W. H. Douglass and W. N. Holiday
are on eur streets every day with their
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Geo. Armor, aged IS, died at his
home on Commercial street at 8 o'clock
last Thursday Of catarrhal jaundice,
from which disease he has been suffer
ing for two weeks past.
The deceased gentleman is one of
Emporia's oldest citizens, having been
born in this place. He has, for the
past twenty years or more, been en-.
gagged in the stock business in this
vicinity. He leaves a wife and child
to mourn his loss. The funeral will
take place on Sunday at the family res
idence and the remains will be laid tt
rest in Maplewood cemetery.
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ordered paid.
CITY COUNCIL.
COUNCIL CHAMBERS.

April 4, 1887 p. IN.
Regular meeting of the Council.
Present: Mayor Brewer, Messrs. Nc
Cain, Bill, Spencer, Tytherleigh, Hyde,
Adds and Philips.
Minutes of March 4, z, q, % and "a,
read and approved.
Superintendent of WaterworkS re-
ports for year, and month of March,
referred to Committee on Ways and
Means.
Weighmaster' report for March, re-
ferred to Committee on Ways and
Means.
Petition of Kansas Mining Company
by J. 5. Kenyon. President. and J. d.
Doyle. Secretary, asking the Council
for .'sole and exclusive privilege and
right for the term of % years from the
legal passage Of this ordinance, and no
longer, to use without charge, any of
the streets, alleys, lanes, public high
ways and public grounds within the
0rporate limits of the city of Emporia
| and including any territory which may
be hereafter added to said city,
for the purpose of laying drain
pipes, mains and doing other things as
| may be necessary TO supply the City OF
Emporia and the inhabitants thereof
1 with natural gas, upon certain condi-
tions named in the ordinance present
ed.
Consideration of petition deferred to
i executive session.
Petition to open alley in the Heritage
subdivision was referred to Committee
on Streets and Alleys.
Petition of Chamberlain s. Hin for
billiard license was granted.
Petition to have weight of baled hay
reglIIated by ordinance was referred to
Gity Attorney.
Rond of Holly Manufacturing Com
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THE Herald will tomorrow print
two thousand extra papers for single
firm. besides its regular edition. Mon
day it will add a thousand copies to its
extra edition for one month. That is
what makes Garden City the best adj
Nertised city in the state.-Gartlen City
Herald.
This is one of the best reasons for the
boom now raging at Garden City. A
few thousand home papers judiciously
distributed will do more good than
millions of circulars and pamphlets or
column advertisements in foreign pa
pers. The home paper well patronized
speaks in tones that cannot be mista-
ken. We are pleased to note the fact
that our real estate and other business
men are beginning to thoroughly ap-
preciate this fact, and that several
thousands copies of THE SATURDAY
EVENING NEWS were, and are yet be-
ing sent to all quarters of the globe.
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According to the vote as counted the

According to the vote as counted the
following are elected:
Mayor-N. E. Weaver.
Treasurer-Howard Dunlap.
Police Judge-L. NJ. Keys.
Justices-Chas. Fletcher and Z. n.
Evans.
Constables-T. johnson and Willard
white.
CounciImen-First ward: Frank
Mccain and James Smith. Second
ward: j. NJ. McCown. Third ward:
J. ID. Tytherleigh. Fourth ward: A.
A. Wells.
School Board-Treasurer: D. w.
Eastman. First ward: Roland Lakin.
Second ward: j. w. Eastman. Third
ward: r. H. Edmiston. Fourth ward:
W. w. Scott.
Ia the case of the Fourth ward, it is
more than probable than contest will
be made, as it is claimed more than
enough illegal votes were cast to change
the result considerably.
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Road Cases.

Viewers reports on roads will be
considered by the Board of County
Commissioners of Lyon County, at the
April, 1887, session, as follows:
Tuesday, April 12-Petition Of F. NJ.
Weaver, morning; petition of F. n.
Dickerhoof, afternoon.
Wednesday, April 13-Petitions of
NJ. M. Mason and D. L. Saylors.
Thursday, April 14-Petitions OF
e. r. Macy and Fl. Shallehn. .
Friday, April 15-Petition of E. H,
Spencer.
By order of the BOARD.
ROLAND LAKIN,
County Clerk,
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JonN ADAMS, in his letter to his
wife, Abigail, said:
The day is past. The second of
July, 1876, will be the most memorable
epoch in the history of America.
Ii will he celebrated by succeeding
generations as the great anniversary
festival. as the day of deliverance
10y solemn acts of devotion to Almighty
God. with pomp and parade. from
this time forward for evermore."
This is now done on the Fourth of
July, the day upon which the form of
the Declaration of independence was
agreed TO, and not on the second, the
day when the declaration was actually
made by the congress. An editor OF
Adams letter once took the liberty of
altering the date from the third to the
fifth and from the second to the fourth.
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orr WARRINGTON LErrEs.

Special Correspondence OF tbs NEvs
WAsHINeToS, D. C., April Il 1851
The postmaster at Washington, who
has held Office ever since the admins
tration of President Arthur, and drawn
she lucrative salary of 1900 a year, is
getting very uneasy lest in the early
days of the spring he will lose his much
sought after position. The rumOr is
that the president has instructed the
postmaster general to inform him Of all
the presidential postmasteTs holding
over from the last administration, with
the view nf calling for the designations
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! SeIanol Rennrr

Following is the report of Fowler
School for term ending March 10Th.
Total number enrolled 80; males "a,
females 35. Average attendance dur
ing term $500,
Those present every day were
Freddie Fowler, George Fowler and
Maud Gregory.
Those not tardy were Percy Fowler,
George Fowler, Freddie Fowler, Arthur
Ward, Conrad Ward. Rosa Ward.
Mile Myers.
Those never tardy but once were
Vina Robinson, Willie Fowler. Alice
Shaw.
Number of visitors during term A..
IDA \ Cook. Teacher
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s'SAY, why don't you newspaper fell
lows boom the town up in big shape,
now. " inquired loud-mouthed, rant
ing individual last Friday of a NEWS
representative, who, at that very mo-
ment. was rushing down street on q
search for facts which would assist in
great degree to make an article show
ingup Emporia in new and, if posi-
bic, more brilliant manner. This is
the way in which too many Wogld-be
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one of the fashionable churches, and on
the following day, the newspapers
can and his bride, for a trip to Europe.
"And to think mamma" remarked
Miss Lorrimer, sweetly after having
read the announcement. That should
have brought it all about. Such q for
tunate thing for the poor girl. And I
trust the voyage will improve her moth
er. feel much gratified am sure"
And in less than a month Miss LORI
inner married q man of fifty. but q
Millionaire. VALLEY FERN.
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THE question having been submitted
tn him by the postmaster general, At
torney General Garland has written an
opinion i'm which he holds that the in
terstate commerce act is in regulation
of commerce only, and does not affect
the postal service. 1t will therefore be
practicable for postal inspectors special
agents, clerks. etc. to travel gratis on
the railroads in the future as in the
mast
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-04-07

MIR. CLEVELAND is said to be hank
cring to hang Massachusetts, to his
democratic scalp belt, and is willing to
swap Indiana for the Bay State. lie
has undying faith in Massachusetts
mugwumpery. Meantime republicans
say that Massachusetts will go repub-
lican next year by bigger majority
than usual of late years.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-04-07

y NEW law supplementary To the
Ohio insurance laws allows the incor-
poration of sickness. injury and acct
dent companies, bringing within the
reach of the poor people of the state a
safe and cheap insurance. The COM
panies organizing under this law are
complied to give to the state bond
of 100000 for the protection of the
insured, with all other safeguards
hitherto adopted
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PEOPLE just returned from Havana
say the bustles worn by the women OF
that city are dreadfully ugly. Yet
what most observers are waiting to see
is hustle that is otherwise than ugly
Topeka CapitaE
1t is evident that the new man on
the Capital is not Benedict. II mar.
ried, his wife must he deformed, judg.
ing by his last sentence. Possibly he
NAV lie blind
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YESTERDAY was sort of porous
plaster for Chicago, and the good citi-
zens of that place must feel great re-
lief this morning over the election re-
suit. Another blow to anarchy and
socialism. No matter under what dis
guise they hide, the porous plaster OF
election day generally succeeds in find.
ing them out sooner or later.
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THIRTY survivors of Col. RichmOnd's
regiment, the l26th Illinois infantry,
held reunion at Rock Island recent
ly, and resolved, among other things
to levy tax annually, of S5 per capita,
to give to their colonel, who is para
lyzed, and unable to obtain a liveli-
hood. The regiment participated in
the battle of Helena, Little Rock and
the siege of Vicksburg.
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Put lie Sale.

Pub lie Sale.
Owing to our free range having been
fenced, rather than send my cattle to a
herd, will sell at public auction, at
my farm II miles southwest of Empo.
ria and one mile southwest of Cham
ness school house on Dry creek, on
thursday, APRIL IA, 1857,
commencing at 10 o'clock a. m, the
following property, to-wit: Is COWS, 4
with calves by their sides and others
will be due soon; 2 three-year old
steers; two-year old steers; yearling
steers; Z two-year old heifers; year.
ling heifers; graded bull; also, /
mower Wood; cultivatOr weir.
TERMS: On all sums of $40 and over,
twelve months credit will be given,
with interest at seven per cent. Good
bankable paper required. Five per
cent on for cash. Free lunch.
WILLIAM H. WILLIAMS.
L. F. PRUYN, Auctioneer.
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Base ban suits.

Lewis s. Edwards have the contract
for making the suits for the Emporia
base ball club. They are to be of fine
gray flannel and viii look quite nobby
when worn with blue stockings. The
club is practicing now to get in eondi-
ton for the summer campaign The
first games will be played about the
middle of this month.
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Little Ida Clark. while playing in the
yard of the family residence, No. 4I2
Merchants street, found a cartridge
lying there and tried to cut it in two,
and it exploded, INJECTING q serious
wound in the abdomen and severely
burning other parts Of her person. The
doctors are now working with the little
girIte save her life if possible.
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RnaA nrEraAn

The board of trade met at the coun-
Gil chamber last evening with good
attendance.
A report was heard from the commit
tee on room, and motion was carried
authorizing the committee to secure
the room offered in the Masonic temple.
A report was heard from the adver-
Using committee, who reported pro-
gress on the Frank Leslie Magazine
advertising scheme, and reported that
they had negotiated for a column
write-up of the city in the st. Louis
GIobe-Democrat.
Reports of progress were made by the
committee on emigration and other
committees.
Various enthusiastic speeches were
made and the meeting did not close
until late hour.
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WALKER and Miss Harmon, the free
lovers, were released from the Oska-
loosa Jail on Monday. They were in
generated last September, and have
remained there ever since, stubbornly
refusing to pay their fine. They were
released by the payment of %1l3 by the
father of Miss Harmon.
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Kanses TTees fer Kansas PeoPIs.

a choice lot of the finest fruit trees
ever offered In Emporia, from the OF
tawa nursery. and other stock, now for
sale at nay grounds on south Constitu
ton street. Shades trees, grape vines,
small fruits. shrubs. etc. etc.
10000 greenhouse and bedding plants,
millions of cabbage. tomato and sweet
potato plants. Come. and see them
Prices low RoRERT MILTTKKN.
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Robert E. Robinson and Mary E.
Stainbrook were married at the resi-
dence of the brides parents, corner
Rural and South Avenue, last Thursday
at 8 o'clock, Rev. j. w. Walker ofici-
a1ing. Quite a number of invited
friends attended, and the occasion was
pleasant one to all present.
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TIE Ottawa Local-News informs its
readers that the Salvation army has
not been egged for two nights in sue
cessioD, and infers from this fact that
the kids are preparing for Easter.
Something unusual must certainly have
occurred to cause such radical change
in the behavior of the Ottawa peo-
r,la
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THE vOEE.

The battle is over and the dead are
buried beneath overwhelming MAORI
ties. A good many of the late lament
ed are doing some lively kicking for
dead men, and the war clouds stu lin
ger on the horizon. The following is
the vote:
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To J. C. Burnett, district agent Ger
man Insurance company, of Freeport.
Illinois. Our school house in districs
No. 30, insured in your company, was
destroyed by fire, and the loss settled
in full to our entire satisfaction. J. s.
Mulconnery, clerk; J. F. Frey, direc-
tor; Neosho Rapids, March %, 1887.